Pricing
Car key programming prices
Flat rates you can check before you message. Your quote is one all-up number, fixed before anything is ordered.
- I come to you, Melbourne-wide
- Fixed price before ordering
- No fix, no charge on keys I supply
- Owner ID checked on every job
Price list
| Key supplied & programmedaftermarket key + programming | from $120 |
|---|---|
| Programmingper key | $70 |
| TravelEssendon & nearby; rest of Melbourne quoted | from $20 |
| Aftermarket key or remotevaries by model | from $50 |
| Key blade cutcut to match your existing key | $40 |
| All keys lost feeadded when no working key is left | +$30 |
| PIN / security code readvaries by make, quoted first | from $100 |
| Vehicle unlock on all-keys-lost jobsonly if the car is locked | $180 |
| Car lockoutmost makes & models | from $180 |
Prices in AUD. Updated October 2026.
Worked examples
- Spare key, one key still working, no blade to cut
- $50 key + $70 programming + $20 travel = $140
- Two spare keys
- 2 × $50 keys + 2 × $70 programming + $20 travel = $260
- Bladed key that needs cutting
- $50 key + $40 cut + $70 programming + $20 travel = $180
- All keys lost, car unlocked
- $50 key + $70 programming + $30 all-keys-lost fee + $20 travel = $170
- Push-start smart key spare
- Key priced for your model + $70 programming + travel. Fixed before ordering.
Examples use the $20 travel rate for Essendon and nearby suburbs. Anywhere else in Melbourne, travel is quoted upfront.
Conditions
- No fix, no charge on keys I supply.
- $50 call-out if a key you supply is the wrong type or won't accept programming. Some cheap online remotes can't be programmed by any tool.
- $50 call-out also applies to stolen-recovered cars and cars with modified or tampered immobiliser, ECU or wiring.
- Keys and blades are ordered for your car. Allow 10–15 days.
- Registration papers and driver licence required on arrival.
Get a fixed quote
Fill in what you know and tap send. Your phone writes the message, you add a photo of your key, and I reply with one all-up price.
- A photo of your key, front and back
- Key has buttons? Open it and photograph the circuit board
- Your VIN, from your rego papers or the base of the windscreen
Rather email? essendoncarkey@gmail.com